NOKIA 6600

                         NOKIA 6600

One of the most astonishing cell phone ever created by the Nokia Corporation and available in the less than 10k bracket when compared to the launch time expensive price of nearly 26k!!! Well let me give you all a brief insight into this great cell phone model, which I hope will be informative for all those of you who are planning to get a good phone or those with basic model looking for an upgrade that’s not going to drill a hole in your wallet!!

Shape & Looks:
To start with the basic of this phone, it’s a somewhat oval type of phone model thought it can be termed as BAR shaped, with TRIBAND network selection capabilities. It weights 122 gms (quite hefty for the front pocket) and has the dimensions (LxWxT)  109 x 58 x 24 mm.

Operating System:
The phone operates on the SYMBIAN OS 7.0 which is a very stable operating system platform, but the processor is slow compared to other phones running on the same software platform.

Memory & Display:
It has an in-built internal antenna and has 65,536 screen colours with the active screen resolution of 176 x 208. It has a 5- way navigational joystick to scroll through the menu options. It has 6 MB internal shared memory and an expansion slot which can be upgraded to 512 MB max. (though the slot is placed in an rather shoddy position under the battery which causes the changing of memory card a rather clumsy job!)

Data Transfer:
A big downer is that it doesn’t have a slot for Data Cable which is a must for every phone with a camera but it has Bluetooth to overcome this flaw. It has an Infrared IrDA port but data transfer through it is relatively too slow.

Other Specs:
It does not have a FM radio which is a big minus!!!  It also does not have a Push-To-Talk Radio which is the latest techno in-thing though Indian service providers have not started this service as yet.

It uses a Li-ion (850 mAh) battery with a 4 hrs Continuous talk time and Standby time of 240 hrs. Does not have a Flash to take pictures in the dark or dim lighted areas.


Overall View:
Pros: Brilliant display screen, Blue tooth.

Cons: No FM radio, Slow processor